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The careful and muted sound… ~ Звук осторожный и глухой written by Osip Mandelstam, translated by Dmitri Smirnov

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First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916). From Stone (No. 1). See also Poems. Translated from Russian by Dmitri Smirnov.

* * * The careful and muted sound Of a fruit falling from the tree Amidst the unbroken singing Of deep silence of the forest… 1908

Notes

Other translations

• The sound, muffled, cautious Translated by A. S. Kline

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© Dmitri Smirnov, translation. Can be reproduced if non-commercial.

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